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The line through Stourport ran east-west, the goods yard being situated south of the line. In 1885, additional sidings were installed north of the line connecting to a newly built basin on the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal]]. Around this time the GWR also built two new interlocked [[List of signal boxes#List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames |signal boxes]] at each end of the station; these were named Stourport North and Stourport South, referring to the overall direction of travel rather than the geography of the station itself. From late 1887 the double line between the boxes was worked under [[Absolute Block | absolute block]] regulations.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Vanns (1998/2013)]] p. 77.</ref>
A level crossing was situated immediately to the west of the station. Construction of the [[Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway]] was authorised in 1896. The tramway ran along Minster Road, crossing the railway at Stourport via the level crossing at a skew angle. During the tramway's construction, the GWR took the opportunity to extend the passing loop beyond the level crossing at a cost of £349, of which the Tramway company reimbursed £202<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 90.</ref>.
[[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (South of Bewdley)|GWR staff records for 1922]] show the station had a staff of 28.
Stourport station was officially renamed 'Stourport-on-Severn' in 1934, possibly to avoid confusion with nearby Stourbridge as there was no other Stourport station.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Marshall (1989)]] p. 89.</ref>
The extract from Ordnance Survey Map SO87, surveyed 1938 - 1949, published 1951, shows the branch line between Stourport Power Station (bottom) and Stourport Station (marked ‘Sta’). The line continues northwards towards Burlish Halt (top).
{| class="wikitable"|+ [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Traffic statistics|GWR Traffic statistics]] for Stourport, selected years prior to 1939<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 54.</ref>|-! !! colspan="3" | Passenger Traffic !! colspan="2" | Freight Traffic !! |-! Year !! Tickets issued !! Parcels despatched !! Revenue (£) !! Tons received & despatched !! Revenue (£) !! Total revenue (£)|-|1903||style="text-align:right"|29,300||style="text-align:right"|21,338||style="text-align:right"|3,155||style="text-align:right"|76,174||style="text-align:right"|24,437||style="text-align:right"|27,592|-|1913||style="text-align:right"|36,902||style="text-align:right"|32,380||style="text-align:right"|4,300||style="text-align:right"|88,667||style="text-align:right"|31,006||style="text-align:right"|35,306|-|1923||style="text-align:right"|37,736||style="text-align:right"|22,474||style="text-align:right"|6,286||style="text-align:right"|96,711||style="text-align:right"|49,168||style="text-align:right"|55,454|-|1933||style="text-align:right"|17,137||style="text-align:right"|28,787||style="text-align:right"|4,176||style="text-align:right"|133,929||style="text-align:right"|61,403||style="text-align:right"|65,579|-|1938||style="text-align:right"|16,269||style="text-align:right"|36,566||style="text-align:right"|4,078||style="text-align:right"|130,922||style="text-align:right"|61,178||style="text-align:right"|65,256|-|} ==Closure==BR ended passenger services over the [[Stourport Branch]] with effect from 6 January 1970. The station was decommissioned and demolished in 1984.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|''Severn Valley Railway: Railway Heritage Guide'', Vanns (2017)]] p. 55.</ref> The area it formerly occupied by the station is now part of a housing estateand no trace remains. ==Historic maps of Stourport== * 1885 map showing Minster Road level crossing to the west and the canal to the east.* 1902 map showing the canal basin and sidings.* 1924 map showing the [[Burlish Branch]] to the west and a wagon turntable at the canal basin.* 1938 map showing the junction to the power station to the east. <gallery>File:Stourport1885map.jpg | 1885File:Stourport1902map.jpg | 1902File:Stourport1924map.jpg | 1924File:Stourport1938map.jpg | 1938</gallery>
==The town of Stourport==
The early growth of Stourport saw a corresponding decline in the fortunes of [[Bewdley]] as a port.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Marshall (1989)]] p.12.</ref> However further significant growth of Stourport was effectively ended by the opening of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in 1816. This provided a direct link between the two towns.
A [[Excursions by Railway|description of the newly opened Severn Valley branch]] in 1863 describes: "Stourport is marked in the distance by three tall smoking chimneys, and as you pass through the station the sensitive nose detects the not unpleasant aroma of bark, leather-tanning being the staple trade of the town. Just before reaching the station the line crosses the little river which gives its name to the town, and we arrive within sight of the Severn"<ref>"Excursions by Railway", Worcester Journal, 25 April 1863</ref>.
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